Piston exits engine..

amdhunter

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That must've hurt like hell. My favorite piston vid was one with a Lexus IS300 in a parking lot somewhere blowing after some revving.
 

Rifter

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Oct 9, 1999
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That happened to me once in a car in high school, at the drag strip. Was a 70 chevelle with a 454. Hitting the shift to 2nd on redline a piston decided to take off, right through the head and hood. The hood looked like someone shot a cannon ball through it with jagged rips coming out of it. I got in shit for getting oil all over the track even though i killed the engine immediatly and pulled over.
 

Imp

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Feb 8, 2000
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The comments said he died from a ruptured aorta soon after which isn't a surprise. It looks like it hits him in his chest.

Didn't think that comment was serious. The piece that flies over to the guard rail looks like part of his uniform, like a glove.
 

Pacfanweb

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Jan 2, 2000
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No, he didn't die, he was just knocked out. It's Brock Davidson, and I think it was part of the air cleaner tube or something, not the piston.

Nitrous explosion.
 

Bignate603

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No, he didn't die, he was just knocked out. It's Brock Davidson, and I think it was part of the air cleaner tube or something, not the piston.

Nitrous explosion.

Well, that's what I get for trusting comments on Youtube :thumbsdown:
 

Creig

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Oct 9, 1999
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No, he didn't die, he was just knocked out. It's Brock Davidson, and I think it was part of the air cleaner tube or something, not the piston.

Nitrous explosion.
Isn't nitrous only used under WOT? Seems extremely odd that he would be hitting it before even really leaving the line.
 

ayabe

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Ouch, though I think the sportbike piston through the leg from a few months ago was worse, talk about a bad day...
 

TehMac

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I asked this question, and someone replied that yes he did, he died a couple weeks later or something. The guy saw it on a show or something.